𝐌𝐚𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫

𝚂𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚙𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚜𝚊𝚕𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐.

[𝐌𝐚𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 @OrneryAbyss]

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irish roots, planted in new york. trauma surgeon. stubborn to a fault, divorced mother of two. mdni.

[words with love @juscrapbook]

but some hurts never heal
some ghosts are never gone
but we go on
we still go on

and you find some way to survive
and you find out you don't have to be happy at all
to be happy you're alive

[𝐌𝐚𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 @OrneryAbyss]

— straining against a black bra . “ … like this ? ”

[𝐌𝐚𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 @OrneryAbyss]

she’s not sure what stupefies her more , being pulled forward , almost flush against her wife , or the low request that sends another treacherous wave of heat over her .

“ see me ? ” there is such a thing as stupid questions and that’s how —

[ᴀꜱᴛᴏʀɪᴀ ɢᴀʟʟᴀɢʜᴇʀ @HERRUINOUSMARKS]

there’s a certain desquite in the air following maeve’s response. Astoria’s throat bobs as if unable to speak up her question. unsure of why she is feeling nervous about her request, she takes a fistful of fabric and pulls maeve closer to —

[𝐌𝐚𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 @OrneryAbyss]

— she sounds to herself— like a right idiot . “ i … you won’t let me touch you . how do you want me to show you ? ”

pupils as dark as night , she peels her shirt over her head , small perky breasts —

[𝐌𝐚𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 @OrneryAbyss]

— 𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘳 . where’s dad ? ”

[𝐌𝐚𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 @OrneryAbyss]

“ good thing i have no plans to have her find out . ” she would roll her eyes if she wasn’t sure her mother would criticize that too .

“ yeah , well , i can’t keep up with the number of things that are 𝘶𝘯𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 —

[𝙼𝙾𝚁𝚁𝙸𝙶𝙰𝙽 𝙶𝙰𝙻𝙻𝙰𝙶𝙷𝙴𝚁 @ADAMANTEINE]

“and a lie would be equally devastating if she ever finds out.” this family excel in half truths would seem. “don’t be dramatic, Maeve, it is unbecoming of a Gallagher.”

[𝐌𝐚𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 @OrneryAbyss]

“ the truth would devastate her . ” morrigan had to know marcey worships the ground astoria walks on .

“ i’m letting her cope in a way that makes sense to her … and , it’s not like this is my first time being despised by a family member . ”

[𝙼𝙾𝚁𝚁𝙸𝙶𝙰𝙽 𝙶𝙰𝙻𝙻𝙰𝙶𝙷𝙴𝚁 @ADAMANTEINE]

“So you’re letting your daughter hate you for something you did not do?” masochist through and through.

[𝐌𝐚𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 @OrneryAbyss]

she’s an awful mother , envying her children for the softness she never gets . “ thank you … marceline got it into her head that i was the one who cheated . you’re not to correct her . ”

[𝙼𝙾𝚁𝚁𝙸𝙶𝙰𝙽 𝙶𝙰𝙻𝙻𝙰𝙶𝙷𝙴𝚁 @ADAMANTEINE]

the mentions of the kids softens her up. “I can look after them.”

[𝐌𝐚𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 @OrneryAbyss]

look , i’m only telling you because we’re going to need extra help with the kids .

[𝙼𝙾𝚁𝚁𝙸𝙶𝙰𝙽 𝙶𝙰𝙻𝙻𝙰𝙶𝙷𝙴𝚁 @ADAMANTEINE]

or so she would like you to think.

[𝐌𝐚𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 @OrneryAbyss]

she didn’t ask it of me , i strong-armed 𝘩𝘦𝘳 into it .

[𝙼𝙾𝚁𝚁𝙸𝙶𝙰𝙽 𝙶𝙰𝙻𝙻𝙰𝙶𝙷𝙴𝚁 @ADAMANTEINE]

sounds a hell lot like manipulation to me.

[𝐌𝐚𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 @OrneryAbyss]

… no . no , i wake up thinking : she almost died .

[𝙼𝙾𝚁𝚁𝙸𝙶𝙰𝙽 𝙶𝙰𝙻𝙻𝙰𝙶𝙷𝙴𝚁 @ADAMANTEINE]

do you wake up thinking “how else am I to disappoint mother today?” and just go with it?

[𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚘𝚍𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝙼𝚌𝙶𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚑 @FOILSICKENING]

— @OrneryAbyss

[𝐌𝐚𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 @OrneryAbyss]

i know it’s coming .

[𝐌𝐚𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 @OrneryAbyss]

bracing for my mother’s judgment .

[𝐌𝐚𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 @OrneryAbyss]

bracing for my mother’s judgment .

[𝐌𝐚𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 @OrneryAbyss]

@FOILSICKENING

[ᅟ𝗈𝖻𝗌𝖾𝗌𝗌𝖾𝖽 . @corruinatum]

ㅤ
𝓨ou were supposed to be a passing thought. Explain why my mind keeps building a home around you.
ㅤ

[𝐌𝐚𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 @OrneryAbyss]

@ADAMANTEINE i’ve moved back in with astoria .

[࣪ ⟢˘ ᅟ 𝖔͟de ᅟ to ᅟ the ᅟ ‍𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬. ‍ ‍ᅟ @godabhor]

what am i to do? what is my escape? when everywhere i look, all i see is you.

[𝐌𝐚𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 @OrneryAbyss]

i want you to stop talking .

[𝐌𝐚𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 @OrneryAbyss]

… i swear to god if you use that expression one more time , i’m going to knee you in the nuts .

[𝐌𝐚𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 @OrneryAbyss]

— nods , quick and jerky , voice coming out on the breathless side ,

“ yes . you may . ”

[𝐌𝐚𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 @OrneryAbyss]

maeve swallows thickly , tormented by an image of astoria helping , with her head between her legs while she rucks up against her . jesus christ . “ it’s fine , i promise . ”

looking down to where she’s tugging at the hem of her shirt , she —

[ᴀꜱᴛᴏʀɪᴀ ɢᴀʟʟᴀɢʜᴇʀ @HERRUINOUSMARKS]

patience is a virtue that is learned through discipline but it eventually starts running thin when the right circumstances presented themselves. Astoria can see it is the case for maeve at this particular juncture. not because she cannot —